To: The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Donald Trump

Waive the DOB Clause for Hurricane Sandy Victims Who Are SBA Borrowers

Currently Hurricane Sandy Victims are the Only Storm Victims subject to having their disaster loans taken from the government counted against them when they apply for grants. Many people are suffering clawbacks from grant agencies leading to homelessness, foreclosure and other financial crises 7 yrs after the storm. Because of inadequate National Flood Programs and situations of duress related to the storm, many Storm Victims/ SBA borrowers were under pressure to borrow during their time of need. A LOAN IS NOT THE SAME as a grant, please sign and help Sandy Victims of 2012 be freed from this senseless clause and help these families get of debt.

Why is this important?

Help recovering storm victims. Many families in NY, NJ + other states are adversely affected by the SBA DOB clause which counts SBA loans taken out at the time of the disaster against eligibility for grants. Sandy victims are the only hurricane victims not exempt from this duplicative formula. This is an issue that affects ordinary citizens in my community and has ended in clawbacks, foreclosure, displacement and storm related debt that is crippling for many. Help us recover.